The insanity file : the case of Mary Todd Lincoln / Mark E. Neely, Jr., R. Gerald McMurtry.

By:

Neely, Mark E

Contributor(s):

McMurtry, R. Gerald (Robert Gerald), 1906-1988

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 1993.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0585099332
9780585099330
9780809318957
0809318954

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Insanity file.DDC classification:

973.7/092 B 20

LOC classification:

E457.25.L55 N44 1993eb

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Contents:

Front Cover; Frontispiece; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations List; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Trial; 2. Commitment; Gallery 1; 3. Release; 4. The Experiment; 5. A New Trial; Gallery 2; 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index; Author Bios; Back Cover

Summary: In 1875 Robert Todd Lincoln caused his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, to be committed to an insane asylum. Based on newly discovered manuscript materials, this book seeks to explain how and why.In these documents- marked by Robert Todd Lincoln as the ""MTL Insanity File""- exists the only definitive record of the tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln' s insanity trial. The book that results from these letters and documents addresses several areas of controversy in the life of the widow of Abraham Lincoln: the extent of her illness, the fairness of her trial, and the.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-200) and index.

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In 1875 Robert Todd Lincoln caused his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, to be committed to an insane asylum. Based on newly discovered manuscript materials, this book seeks to explain how and why.In these documents- marked by Robert Todd Lincoln as the ""MTL Insanity File""- exists the only definitive record of the tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln' s insanity trial. The book that results from these letters and documents addresses several areas of controversy in the life of the widow of Abraham Lincoln: the extent of her illness, the fairness of her trial, and the.

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